Spanish has two verbs that mean

to know: saber and conocer. They cannot be

used interchangeably. Note the irregular yo forms.

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6.1-1

 Saber

means to know a fact or piece(s) of

information or to know how to do something.

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6.1-2

 Conocer

means to know or be familiar/

acquainted with a person, place, or thing.

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6.1-3

 When

the direct object of conocer is a

person or pet, the personal a is used.

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6.1-4

Atencin! Parecer (to seem) and ofrecer (to offer)

are conjugated like conocer.

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6.1-5

Atencin! Conducir (to drive) and traducir (to

translate) also have an irregular yo form, but since
they are -ir verbs, they are conjugated differently
from conocer.

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Provide the appropriate forms of these verbs. The first item

in each column has been done for you.
saber
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8.

Jos no _____
sabe la hora.
Sara y yo _____ jugar al tenis.
Por qu no _____ t estos verbos?
Mis padres _____ hablar japons.
Yo _____ a qu hora es la clase.
Usted no _____ dnde vivo.
Mi hermano no _____ nadar.
Nosotros _____ muchas cosas.

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conocer
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Usted y yo conocemos
__________ bien Miami.
T _____ a mi amigo Manuel?
Sergio y Tayd _____ mi pueblo.
Emiliano _____ a mis padres.
Yo _____ muy bien el centro.
Ustedes _____ la tienda Gigante?
Nosotras _____ una playa hermosa.
Usted _____ a mi profesora?

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